Crime & Safety

Dump Truck Smashes Through Smith Haven Mall Macy's, ATM Stolen

Theft occurred early Tuesday; ATM has since been recovered, police say.

Two men reportedly plowed a dump truck through a front door at the Smith Haven Mall Macy’s early Tuesday and then fled with a stolen ATM.

At least one of the men doesn’t seem to have made it very far. News 12 video shows a man in handcuffs with the dump truck nearby.

The brazen theft occurred around 2:30 a.m., police said. Aviation and a K-9 unit responded to search for the suspects, police said.

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Police confirmed Tuesday night that one person is in custody, but they have not released his identity. The stolen ATM was recovered.

See photos from the scene here

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